Yearly Archives: 2016

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop Paula Bennett, New Zealand's Minister for Climate Change, has acknowledged that widespread action is needed to tackle climate change. Making brief...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop Climate change activists have to be prepared for a confrontation with oil companies that will "flat out lie", says environmental...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop Praying for action on climate change and a kava ceremony in the heart of the Catholic Church were all part...

OPINION: By Tess Newton Cain in Port Vila In September 2014, after 8 years of military rule, the people of Fiji went to the polls. The...

By Mere Naleba in Suva The Russian Ambassador to Fiji, Vladimir Morozov, and Russia's head of the Missile Artillery Chief Directorate, Lieutenant-General Nikolay Parshin, have...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop Pacific Island peoples could be "early reclaimers" of a zero-emissions lifestyle, while also urging the international community to take "extreme"...

By Godwin Ligo in Port Vila New Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has dedicated the sequence of events leading to his surprise election as the...

Pacific nations need to weave together and act now to avoid tragedy as the effects of climate change take their toll on the region,...

By Thompson Marango in Port Vila Vanuatu's Commissioner of Police, John Taleo, has filed a constitutional case against the Police Service Commission over his suspension...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop The "window of possibility" for less than 2 degree C temperature rise will close in the next 10 years, says...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop When Kiribati President Anote Tong told his story about climate change to the United Nations General Assembly, they didn’t listen. “They...

By Indra Budiari and Safrin La Batu in Jakarta When Dian Septi Trisnati decided to take part in a labor protest demanding a review of...

By Thomas Leaycraft of Scoop New Zealand needs to acknowledge that Pacific Island nations face an “ecological holocaust” and “ecocide” thanks to climate change, says...

Victoria University Vice-Chancellor Grant Guilford told delegates at the opening of a university-hosted Pacific Climate Change Conference today that politicians need to act now...

Kiribati’s President Anote Tong, a leading advocate for the Pacific over climate change, is one the keynote speakers at a landmark conference on the...

Protests against the Trans Pacific Partnership at Waitangi were reported around the world last week after nurse Julie Butler threw a squeaky penis-shaped toy...

By Nasik Swami in Suva While insisting their right to be partisan, some newspapers still claim to be neutral or objective in Fiji, says University...

By Lucy Craymer in Hong Kong United States boats might soon be allowed back into the world’s best tuna fishing waters after the 17 Pacific...

By Jane Joshua in Port Vila Prime Minister Charlot Salwai has his eyes set on urgent repairs for Vanuatu's international airport at Bauerfield and wants...

Syria's President Assad vows to 'retake the whole country'. Video: AFP interview on France 24 OPINION: By Alastair Thompson The news that the Russians (Sergei Lavrov)...

The science is clear, climate change is upon us and nowhere is the impact more serious than in the Pacific. Next week, Victoria University is...

By Peni Shute and Calvin Prasad in Suva The Fiji Opposition’s bid to have Prime Minister Voreqe Bainimarama replaced by Leader of the Opposition Ro...